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Food consumption and nutrient intake in relation to denture use in 55- to 84-year-old men and women —Results of a population based survey

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Abstract

Objective

To study differences in consumption of foods and intake of nutrients attributable to denture status.

Design, setting and participants

Data from a cross-sectional, nationally representative Health 2000 Survey, subjects aged 55–84 years (n=2,241).

Measurements

Denture status (edentulous with full dentures, own dentition with removable dentures, own dentition with no removable dentures) was used as an explanatory variable. The consumption of foods and intake of nutrients was used as an outcome variable and was measured using a validated Food Frequency Questionnaire.

Results

Denture status associated with food choices. Full denture wearers consumed less vegetables (p = 0.013 among men and p = 0.001 among women) and fruits (p = 0.001 among women), more sugary products (p = 0.012 among men and p = 0.008 among women), and their balance in fatty acids was less favourable than among dentate participants. Among dentate participants, the differences between the two groups were small and statistically significant differences were seen mostly in women.

Conclusions

Wearing full dentures appears to be associated with unhealthier food choices, lower consumption of some foodstuffs and lower intake of certain nutrients when compared to the food choices of dentate persons.

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  1. University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Dentistry, Kuopio campus, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211, Kuopio, Finland

    L. Jauhiainen, P. Ylöstalo & Anna Liisa Suominen

  2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, North Karelia Central Hospital and Honkalampi Centre, Joensuu, Finland

    L. Jauhiainen

  3. Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

    S. Männistö

  4. Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

    P. Ylöstalo

  5. The Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

    P. Ylöstalo

  6. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

    P. Ylöstalo & Anna Liisa Suominen

  7. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    M. Vehkalahti

  8. Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Helsinki, Finland

    A. Nordblad

  9. The Living Environment and Health Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland

    A. W. Turunen & Anna Liisa Suominen

  10. The Health Monitoring Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

    Anna Liisa Suominen

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Jauhiainen, L., Männistö, S., Ylöstalo, P. et al. Food consumption and nutrient intake in relation to denture use in 55- to 84-year-old men and women —Results of a population based survey. J Nutr Health Aging 21, 492–500 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-016-0793-z

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